Shaken babies--some have no impact injuries.

Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 114 - 116
Published: Jan 1, 1996
Abstract
One study has questioned the validity of shaking as a mechanism of head injury in children. A prospective, postmortem study investigated 80 deaths from head trauma to identify the roles of shaking and direct impacts. Evidence of shaking was defined as two or more of the following criteria: 1) finger marks and/or rib fractures, 2) subdural and/or subarachnoid hemorrhage, or 3) a history of vigorous shaking. Shaking to the exclusion of other head...
Paper Details
Title
Shaken babies--some have no impact injuries.
Published Date
Jan 1, 1996
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
114 - 116
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